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Intricate scam targeting families in south Florida

An intricate scam is making its way across south Florida, convincing people they have to pay exorbitant sums of money to save their loved ones.

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Updated: 11:50 PM EDT Sep 5, 2013

Intricate scam targeting families in south Florida

An intricate scam is making its way across south Florida, convincing people they have to pay exorbitant sums of money to save their loved ones.

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Updated: 11:50 PM EDT Sep 5, 2013

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WEBVTT THE TREASURE COAST.A SCAM TARGETING PEOPLEACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA.GOOD EVENING I'M TIFFANY KENNEY.I'M TODD MCDERMOTT.THANKS FOR JOINING TO US NIGHT.SOMEHOW THE CRIMINALS GET YOURPERSONAL INFORMATION ANDINFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LOVEDONE.THEY USE TRICK YOU OUT OF YOUMONEY.A YEARNING WOMAN THOUGHT THEONLY WAY SHE COULD SAVE HERFATHER'S LIFE WAS TO COME UPWITH $2,000.TOOK HER 40 AGONIZING MINUTES TOREALIZE THIS WAS A SCAM.GATES LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR GUYHOURS EARLY IN VIOLENT CARACCIDENT.HIS TRUCK OUT IN DRIVEWAY.THAT ALSO LOOKS GOOD CONSIDERINGTHIS IS WHAT HE WAS DRIVING.THE REASON THEY BOTH LOOK SOGOOD.THAT ACCIDENT NEVER REALLYHAPPENED.THE TARGET WAS NEIL'S DAUGHTERCASEY WHO WAS DRIVING AROUND2:00 P.M.WHEN HER PHONE RANG.SHE WASSEN THE WAY TO HOSPITAL.CASEY DIDN'T BUY IT SHE WASABOUT TO END THE CALL.IF YOU HANG UP THE PHONE YOUWILL NEVER SEE YOUR FATHERAGAIN.HERE'S THE GUY'S STORY.HE HAD DRUGS IN HIS CAR WHEN HECOLLIDED THE TRUCK.HE COULDN'T WAIT FOR POLICE.HE WOULD ONLY TAKE HIM TOHOSPITAL IF CASEY PAID HIM$2000.THE GUY KNEW SO MUCH.HIS NAME HIS TRUCK EVEN WHAT HEWAS WEARING.I SEE AS COMPLETEREALIZATION THAT MY DAD IS HURT.I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WILL DO.CASEY PULLED INTO MOBILE STATIONON 441 IN BOCA RATON AND ON THEPHONE APPROACHED TOTAL STRANGERAND USED HIS PHONE AND HAD HIMCALL HER MOM.AND WHO ARE YOU.THEY COULDN'T ANSWER QUESTIONALL HE KNEW WAS SOME GIRL ASKEDHIM TO CALL HER MOM.MARY BAIL CALLED NEIL AND GOTVOICE MAIL.TWICE.EVENTUALLY HE DID ANSWER PHONEHE WAS FINE.SO NOW THEY WERE WONDER WHO ISGUY WITH CASEY.MY WIFE AND I ARE THINKINGMAYBE THERE'S SOME SORT OFABDUCTION THAT WILL HAPPEN HERE.I GOT PANICKED.MY WIFE GOT PANICKED.MARY BETH RICED TO GAS STATIONAND FOUND CASEY WAS OKAY ANDABLE TO LET HER KNOW HER FATHERWAS OKAY TOO.WHO WOULD DO THAT?WHAT A SICK PERSON TO DO THIS TOME.AND JUST FREAK ME OUT.PROBABLY ON THE PHONE NOR MAYBE35 MINUTES.THE INDICATES FAMILY TOLDTHEM THEY WERE ACTUALLY THEFIFTH VICTIM OF THE SCAM.SO FAR NOBODY LOST MONEY.BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THESCAMMER ASKED TO MEET IN PERSON

Intricate scam targeting families in south Florida

An intricate scam is making its way across south Florida, convincing people they have to pay exorbitant sums of money to save their loved ones.